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Movie theaters may ask to jam cell phones

Movie theaters may ask to jam cell phonesGet a lifeOr, maybe it's our only way to get a life. I wouldn't talk on the phone in a theater ever. But, I do bring it with me, wherever I go. I have to, I'm on call and don't want...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Cellular phones, Theatres, theatre, phone, movie, cell phone

Discussion threads 2006-03-15

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Search the web visually with Viewzi

If you use the web a lot, you probably use Google a lot. It's a habit for you to plug in keywords and you can easily browse the search results page to find what you are looking for. But isn't that sort of... robotic? Dallas-based Viewzi is...

Tags: Google Inc., Web, View, Viewzi, Search Freak, Gallucci, iPhone Development, Corporate Communications, Channel Management, Marketing, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-08-04

Technology killing off the traditional lecture?

Most colleges and universities use Virtual Learning Environments VLE like Moodle, Blackboard and Dokeos and it's a great way to share information, collect coursework and essays, and keeping in touch with the students as well as the students keeping in touch with the lecturers. But...

Tags: Lecture, Lectures, Telephony, Networking, Zack Whittaker

Blog posts 2008-06-01

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?

John Stewart's iPhone: Product placement or pop culture?I asked myself the sameHis finger did conspicuously move away from the Apple logo when the camera went into close-up, but since the joke was saying how great it was with a heavy dose of sarcasm, ("oh, those are camels... even better.") it...

Tags: TV & Home Theater, TVs, Digital media, advertiser, Apple iPhone, Product Placement, John Stewart, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-25

A simple storage device that saves lives

A simple storage device that saves livesProcedure, not medium.It's the fact that there is a procedure and that there is some reminder to follow it.Paper pros:1. Cheaper2. No training to know how to write on itElectronic pros handheld or similar:1. Paper is passive...a handheld can remind a doc or pharmacist...

Tags: HEALTHCARE, Benefits, Insurance, simple storage device, patient, OPRR, Paper Pro, storage device, health care, storage

Discussion threads 2007-12-12

Gmovie (gg)

GMovie gagdet automatically updates the movie showtimes in the theatres in your own city. You could even book your movie ticket at Fandango from this gadget. Search results are provided by Google Inc. And ticket reservation is provided by Fandango. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.

Tags: Movie, Tao

Software downloads 2007-09-13

Time: early electric car one of 50 worst of all "time"

"Time" has chosen the General Motors EV-1 as one of the fifty worst cars of all-time. "Time," that bastion of creative journalism and rampant tree-hugging, finds the 1997 electric car from Detroit was too expensive to build and not ready for the mass market. What the...

Tags: Car, CNET Networks Inc., Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-09-09

Apple rewards iPhone beta testers with $200 early buyer penalty

Apple rewards iPhone beta testers with $200 early buyer penaltyBad stuffI am a big Apple supporter and customer but this move is pretty sleazy. I agree with the blog post, Apple needs to give early users some sort of refund or credit. $200 is way too much to eat.I don't...

Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, purchase receipt, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., buyer penalty, iPhone beta tester, early buyer penalty, beta tester, phone

Discussion threads 2007-09-05

No more bottled water

Celebrity mixed with global warming generates heat. Only open in four theatres so far, Leonardo diCaprio's documentary, "11th Hour," is starting some buzz. So far only movie reviewers and people in L.A. and The Big Apple can get to the film. The official film website lists more...

Tags: Environment, Movie, Harry Fuller

Blog posts 2007-08-21

Device claims to interrupt all cell within 40 foot radius of YOU

Device claims to interrupt all cell within 40 foot radius of YOUFor those that think its rudeIts rude that I sit in the theater and hear like 10 cell phones go off, or almost getting killed by someone driving while on a cell phone changing lanes without looking. I...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, cell phone

Discussion threads 2007-08-12

Song Master (zip)

Song Master is a simple to use program designed to manage music songs and live performance scripts on a computer thus eliminating the need for the use of paper documents. You can use Song Master for live performances or music productions where all performers can use a computer screen or...

Tags: Song, Song Master, Performance Management, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Hardware, Components

Software downloads 2007-06-25

Game turns moviegoers into human joysticks

Game turns moviegoers into human joysticksPaul RubensWhen I think of a "human joystick" I don't connect the thought to a movie theater. Others might.sounds familiar...Sort of like a giant version of the Wii. Someone just said...hey, we have a big screen...let's make a big Wii but call it something...

Tags: human joystick, joystick, game

Discussion threads 2007-05-17

Every movie in 3D?

Every movie in 3D?3D, 4D not going to matterI don't care how many D's they film in, if they don't start making better movies I am not paying any price to see them.This actually makes senseBeing that most movie theatres are not making much money and most people that go...

Tags: movie, 3D

Discussion threads 2007-03-29

AnyDVD HD defeats AACS on HD-DVDs

AnyDVD HD defeats AACS on HD-DVDsHmm, interesting choice...Either buy a new HDCP-compliant graphics card and monitor, or buy AnyDVD.Tricky...(Well, not really. Personally, I'll just wait for the HD-equivalent of libdvdcss to appear ;-) )I'll stick to regular DVD. Maybe I think I'm living in 1997,but I recall when DVD...

Tags: HD DVD, Consumer electronics, DVD, AnyDVD HD, VHS, HD-DVD

Discussion threads 2007-02-17

Google CEO sees free cell phones, funded by ads

Google CEO sees free cell phones, funded by adsGoogle CEO sees free cell phones, funded by adsI'd stay as far away as possible from any phone that has any relationship with Google. This company has proven time and again that they do not value your privacy or your rights....

Tags: Ad Money, Nothing, Google Inc., advertisement, phone, cell phone, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2006-11-13

Google: Code search and movies and gadgets, oh my!

Its been a busy week for Google as theyve opened up some major new services:Code search. This is for developers to help them find open source code. Features include the ability to search by regular expressions (go{2}gle), by language (lang:"c++" sprintf.*%s), or by license (-license:gpl quicksort). An API is available...

Tags: Google Inc.

Blog posts 2006-10-05

Mark Cuban on user generated content: Bad for ads, great for (my) free biz dev

Mark Cuban said a lot more than beware YouTube “morons” at his Advertising Week keynote last week in New York City, I know because I was there.I asked Cuban if his inflammatory anti YouTube commentary was designed to enhance the value of his own content businesses, as I recount in...

Tags: HDNet, Landmark, Landmark Theatres, Mark Cuban

Blog posts 2006-10-03

We don't need no stinking iPod or Zune!

We don't need no stinking iPod or Zune!Price?Just surprised you didn't list price as a potential con. I suppose it's irrelevant to you, since you already have a Q1, but for someone looking to purchase something for their media, I don't think a UMPC can justify it's 1200.00 price...

Tags: Corporate communications, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Digital music, video, Apple iPod, video content, Microsoft Zune, Apple Inc., digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-09-20

Disc in the works would play both new DVD formats

Disc in the works would play both new DVD formatsNow The Only QuestionWill the two formats play nicely together now that there's a way to play both formats, or will they still duke it out for dominance?This should be interesting.Still not interestedTry they might, but I have no interest in...

Tags: Consumer electronics, Sony Corp., TiC, disc, DVD

Discussion threads 2006-09-19

Sky hit by return of Windows Media DRM crack

Sky hit by return of Windows Media DRM crackTo borrow a term I hate... LOLKeep patching things up, boys. We'll keep cracking it. :)If it were DRM free from the beginningbesides not having a need to make the crack, would they have paid for it anyways? Does the anti...

Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Internet Download, Windows Media, industry, Microsoft Windows, music industry, digital-rights management

Discussion threads 2006-09-12